June 14, 2003

Brace Yourselves and Act Normal

So thanks to Michele (and through the good offices of Dean Esmay) I have this slick, new Moveable Type blog instead that rickety, sputtering, retarded, unwieldy blogger/blogspot blog.

It's just like living in space. In fact, it's so space-age and futuristic and feature-laden that it's a bit intimidating for a retro, back-woods kind of blogger like me.

I'm really excited to have it. But I'm still kind of shy around it.

The same thing happened when I finally replaced the old Tascam cassette porta-studio with an ADAT. I knew the ADAT was way better, but it stayed in the box for a few weeks before I worked up the nerve to prod it gingerly to see if it would bite or blow up or something. When it didn't blow up, I was finally able to summon the gumption to unpack it. The first page of the manual scared me enough to send me scurrying for shelter. I didn't actually try to turn it on for quite a stretch.

Gradually, and bit by bit, the two of us came to a kind of Little Prince/Fox sort of arrangement. Day by day we grew a little closer, and closer and closer and closer. Eventually, I started loving it a bit too much, fondling its knobs even when there was no reason to.

The warm, comfortable Tascam was transferred to the custody of Kepi from the Groovie Ghoulies.

As for the ADAT, I take it for granted and abuse it all the time now, of course. I still brace myself every time I touch it, though. I've been known to break extremely simple machines by just glancing in their direction. There was that time I tried to wash a cup and almost burnt down the house... I'd hate to do that to this sleek, squeaky-clean superblog that has been granted unto me from on high. Burn it down, I mean. Or even just smudge it a little bit.

So welcome to the future. We'll have to see how it goes.

Posted by Dr. Frank at June 14, 2003 12:57 AM
Comments

Welcome to the new digs, Dr. Frank. I'm sure you'll find them way friendlier.

Posted by: roscoe at June 14, 2003 01:29 AM

congrats. (but i have to say I miss the colors of the old site)

Posted by: mike at June 14, 2003 06:01 AM

Mike, I know what you mean-- I kind of miss the overall green-ness of the old one. This is the vanilla template called "clean." Maybe I'll figure out how to change things around one of these days........

Posted by: Dr. Frank at June 14, 2003 08:04 AM

Just give me a holler, Frank. I can help you change your colors or make a logo or whatnot.

Posted by: michele at June 14, 2003 12:31 PM

Congrats. Looks good.

I figger to eventually move over to MT, myself. Some day. Some day when I have a fair amount of spare time, and everything else in my life is copacetic.

Which is to say, not for some months, at least, I expect.

Meanwhile, I'm cautiously hopeful that the new Blogger, which I was turned over to this week, will be more functional; seems to be fine so far (famous last words).

Posted by: Gary Farber at June 15, 2003 02:06 AM

Cool new digs. Congrats!

Posted by: ruminator at June 15, 2003 07:51 PM

You should give Kepi your old blog too.

Posted by: greg at June 16, 2003 06:50 PM

I love my Tascam 4-track. Best ninety-nine bucks I ever spent.

Belated congrats on the new domain, Dr. Frank!

Posted by: geoff at June 17, 2003 04:03 PM